Bumper element for safety zones



June 9, 1931. J. DE GLORIA ETAL 1,308,757

BUMPER ELEMENT FOR SAFETY ZONES Filed April 4, 1929 *OMM v i l 35 vhave at their outer ends pillars 12 extending safenteaiune 9,193`1 Y f 1,303,767`

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l' .101mV DE GLORIA ANE HARRY c. scnEoEDEE, or OAKIAAND,y cALIEoENIA BUMPER ELEMENT Fon SAFETY zoNEs i Application led April 4, 1929. Serial N0. 352,374.

The invention is for a barrier for street shifting of the buffer with relation to the car loading platforms and safety zones which pilla-r 12 when receiving thel shock of an are placed in the street and usually in parautomobile colliding therewith. v allelism with the rails of astreetcar track and VBuffer 14 may be provided with a cover is for the purpose of preventing the driving 18 of any suitable material in theinterest of automobiles and the like over the platof making the device more sightly. form. Having thus explained the `nature of the The primary object of the invention is to invention and described an operative manprovide Va barrier having a cushioning face ner of constructing and using the same, al- V 1o for receiving the shock of an'automobile or though Without attempting to set forth all G0 the like colliding therewith. of the forms in which it may be made or all A further object of the invention is to the forms of its use, what is claimed is: provide such a device that will be sightly and 1. An approach for passenger loading have means for readily detecting the locaplatforms, in combinationwith a standard;

15 tion of the platform in the dark. i a U shaped metal member adapted to slidably UU Other objects and advantages ofthe in- Vengage the sides of said'standard, said UV vention will readily appear as the folloW- shaped member being filled with resilient ing specification thereof proceeds,'taken in materiaL conjunction with the accompanying draw- 2. An approach buffer for passenger loadings, in which: Y ingplatforms, in combination witha stand- "50 lFigure 1 is aplan view of street car loadlng ard; a U shaped metal housing adapted to platformS Showing the barrier 100.21m at slidably engage saidV standard, retaining their 'respective ends. means for said housing, and, a resilient filler Figure 2 is a side elevation on an enlarged material for Said housing, Y v scale of one end of one of the loading plat- 3. An approach buffer for passenger loa'd- 7" forms showingv the barrier secured thereto ing platforms comprising a standard, a U with a part ofthe platform broken away. shaped rigid housing extending forwardly" Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 2. thereof and slidable thereon, said housing .f Referring to the drawings, `reference Charbeing filled with resilient material coacting acter 10 indicates street car loading platbetween said standard and said housing. A l forms of the usual type lying in parallelism In testimony whereof we have affixed our with tracksl 11 of a street railway.. The signatures.V loading platforms may be constructed of y f JOI-INDE GLORIA. wood, concrete, or any suitable material and y HARRY C. SCHROEIDERQVA V'upwardly .therefrom for forming barriers to prevent the driving ofautomobiles over the loading platforms and may be provided with spot lights 13. Cushioning buffers 14 which Y Y 40 may be composed of any yielding resilient. f 30' material such as waste, straw, excelsior or Y other suitable material are secured to the outer faces of pillars 12 in any suitable manner, preferably by bands 15 having their Y i i i Y l ends secured to the pillar 12 as at 16. De- A v 9b pression 17 is preferably formed in the roadi V Way for the reception Vtherein of the lower end of the cushioning buffers 14 for the more definite securing of the buffer 14 in relation Y to the pillar 12, thereby avoiding the lateral i 100 

